Sabana Iglesia
Sabana Iglesia
Coordinates: 19°19′48″N 70°45′0″W / 19.33000°N 70.75000°W / 19.33000; -70.75000
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Santiago
Established as a Municipality	May 18, 2007
Area
• Total	58.3 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	13,348
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)

Sabana Iglesia is a town and municipality in the Santiago province of the Dominican Republic. Santiago is part of the northern valley of the country, otherwise known as the Cibao. Sabana Iglesia is located south of Santiago de los Caballeros the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and sits just north of the country's second-tallest dam, the Bao Dam; surrounded by the mountains of the Cordillera Central.

History

Sabana Iglesia's founding date is unclear, however, for long it was a rural section of the municipality of Santiago that was eventually converted into a municipal district in November 1987. In February 2007 this municipal district was elevated to a municipality that includes the rural sections of Sabana Iglesia, Los Ranchos de Babosico and La Zanja.^[1] It is the most recent of all the municipalities of the province. Much of the town's earliest development is attributed to Generosa Ferreira, who established Sabana Iglesia's first church, school, library and clinic which are still in operation today.^[2]